West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-06-24

Many of our citizens took advan-
tage of the extremely low rates on
Wednesday and Thursday last to
visit Bayridge, near Baltimore. Md.
All Associations of Base Ball
Players use st. Jacobs Oil for
sprains, bruises, pains and aches.
Indeed all athletic clubs and indi-
vidual members use it for the same.
Many of Jefferson's farmers are
cutting the golden grain. The crops
are not expected to come mp to the
average, but the prospect for better
prices are brighter.
Mr.. A. w. Hawks, the humorist,
Of Baltimore, delivered 4 lecture in
ShepherdstOwn a few weeks ago on
''Noses,," last Monday his subject
was "Hash."
Mr.. John Rolf, Champion Bicy-
clist of the world, living at Sydney,
Australia, says: after riding l, 900
miles against time, st. Jacobs Oil
removed all fatigue and pains"
Gov. Wilson, on Tuesday, appoint
ed Hon. Jno. r. DOnahoO, of Han
cock county, regent for the Deaf and
Blind School, and Dr. c.. !. Garrison,
OF Ohio county, memberof the State
Board Of Health.
We note with pleasure that the
degree of A. b. of the Randolph
Macon College was conferred on our
Young friend and former townsman,
Mr.. Geo. Shipley, who also received
the Early English Text Society
prize.
The Baltimore SIM says, that JAY
Gould has purchased from the heirs
of Col. Jno. \. Washington, the late
owner OF Mount Vernon, $50 acres
of land adjoining, on the north, the
tract now held by the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association, and presented
the same to the Association.
At Raleigh Court House, W. Va,
Saturday, Thomas Lemon and
Charles Adkins had a dispute about
pair of gloves while hoeing corn.
During a wrangle Lemon struck Adj
kins on the head with his hoe, frac-
turing his skull and inhicting ia
tai wound.
The Ladies of the of the NJ. +.
Church. South, of Middleway. will
give a festival and Concert on the
7th, Sth and 9th of July. Professor
SNYDER will conduct the Musical
Entertainment and will be ably as
sisted. Proceeds for church purpO-
ses. Public invited.
A severe storm Of wind and rain
visited the western section of this
county on sunday evening last. We
learn that many large trees and
fences were blown in the vicinity of
Summit Point and Middleway. The
barns of Mr.. Deck and Mrs. Farls
were destroyed.
Mrs. Martha W. Harley, widow of
the late Joseph Harley, and daugh-
Ter of the late John Packet, died in
Middlewav on Monday last in the
18th year Of her age. She was a
member of the NJ f. Church South,
q consistent Christian and a lady
highly regarded for her eXcellen-
cies in the community in which she
lived.-Free Press.
Arthur w. Hawks, the well known
Humorist of Baltimore, will deliver
his lecture on Moses at Washington
Hall Monday evening, June 9th,
for the benefit of the Baptist Sab
hath School of this place. Mr..
Hawks comes back to his old home
endorsed bv the entire Press OF Bal
timore and we trust he will be wei
coined bv a large number of Noses.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-TwO trains
collided on the 2. w. Il b. railroad,
ut Havre DeGrace, Md, on Tuesday
evening resulting in the death OF
one and the serious injury OF many
other passengers. One train was
completely wrecked, while the other
had only its engine damaged. Mr.
j NJ. Mason, of this place, was
passenger on the latter train.
The Clarke Courier says;
Some of our farmers put their
binders at work their wheat fields
the first OF the week, and others eX-
pect to begin the latter part of the
week. There is more blight IN
wheat-heads than we have ever be
fore seen, while the straw generally
is thin.-The heads unaffected by
blight are mostly well filled.